building insulation
61Sustainable architecture — Sustainable architecture, is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and… …
62Superinsulation — is an approach to building design, construction, and retrofitting. A superinsulated house is intended to be heated predominantly by intrinsic heat sources (waste heat generated by appliances and the body heat of the occupants), without using… …
63Polystyrene — For other uses, see Polystyrene (disambiguation). Expanded polystyrene packaging …
64Mineral wool — close up. Mineral wool under micr …
65Weatherization — (American English) or weatherproofing (British English) is the practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements, particularly from sunlight, precipitation, and wind, and of modifying a building to reduce energy consumption and …
66Materiales para aislamiento de edificios — Ejemplo de aislamiento con mantas de lana mineral y otros selladores. Una selección de materiales de aislamiento puede ayudar al aislamiento de edificios. Todos estos se basan en los principios del aislamiento térmico. Materiales utilizados para… …
67Thatching — is the craft of covering a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is probably the oldest roofing material and has been used in both… …
68Styrofoam — is a trademark for polystyrene thermal insulation, a material manufactured by Dow Chemical Company. In 1941, researchers in Dow s Chemical Physics Lab found a way to make foamed polystyrene. Led by Ray McIntire, they had rediscovered a method… …
69CertainTeed — Corporation Type Subsidiary Industry Building Materials Founded 1904 Headquarters Valley Forge …
70Mitigation of global warming — involves taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sinks aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. [ [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/glossary/ar4 wg3.pdf IPCC Glossary Working Group III, p. 818] ] This is in distinction to… …
